PLEASE NOTE: Academic departments determine which courses are acceptable for use in a major. If you have any questions about whether or not a course will fulfill a major requirement, you are advised to see your major advisor.
Liberal arts courses from accredited institutions
with grades of C- or better transfer, but check with
your major department to see how they apply toward
your major. Courses with a grade of "P" (Pass)
transfer, although you may need to take courses for
a letter grade to count them toward your major. General
Education courses must be taken for a letter grade.
The amount of semester credit earned at the other
college is the amount of credit you are awarded.
However, a three-credit course from another school
can fulfill a Binghamton four-credit course requirement. Note: The only exception to this rule are Emergency Medical Technician courses. Please consult Harpur Advising.
Credits from schools on the quarter system are adjusted
to equate to semester credit, e.g., three quarter
system credits are equal to two semester credits.
Grades do not transfer, do not appear on your Binghamton
transcript, and do not affect your Binghamton GPA.
Practical or skill-oriented courses will not transfer.
No more than 3 courses may be accepted to fulfill
the Harpur writing requirement.
Remedial or developmental courses will not transfer.
Credit is not granted for courses previously passed,
or for which AP credit was awarded. Similarly, you
will not receive credit for a course in a series
if you have already received credit for a course
higher in the series (ex. if you have already received
credit for French II, you will not receive credit
for French I; if you received credit for Calc. II,
you will not receive credit for Calc. I)
If you are repeating a course for your major, consult
with your department. After a repeated course has
been transferred, notify the Harpur Academic Advising
Office of successful completion by completing the
DARS Inquiry form.
No more than 32 non-liberal arts credits apply to
a Harpur degree.
Students must complete 30 Harpur credits to receive
a Harpur College degree from Binghamton University.
Courses which meet the criteria above transfer, however,
academic departments determine which courses are
acceptable for use in a major.
Click here for course equivalencies from selected colleges and universities.
After your class(es) are completed, have your official transcript forwarded to:
Transfer Credit Coordinator
Harpur College Academic Advising Office
PO Box 6000
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
